With a unanimous vote, the reuse of cars originally destined for scrapping was decided in favour of the country's most vulnerable citizens. While the intention behind this measure is respectable, its implementation leaves many questions unanswered and raises serious concerns about its environmental impact.
On 1 June, stricter low emission zone regulations come into force in the Scottish city of Glasgow. But the new measure is already raising doubts. For reports show that the stricter environmental zone could lead to increased traffic in other parts of the city - and consequently not reduce climate-damaging emissions, but only displace them.
In Sri Lanka, electromobility initially means converting autorickshaws to e-drives. Approximately 600,000 tuk-tuks will say goodbye to combustion engines in the coming years in order to support the country's economy - and to make transport on the island more sustainable. Will environmental zones be set up for this?
A rocket with a satellite was launched from the US state of Florida to measure the level of air pollution over North America. Will this technology soon be used worldwide in climate protection, for example to monitor emissions?
Every year, sectoral and night-time transit bans take effect in Tyrol to keep the high volume of traffic under control - to the benefit of citizens and the environment. Every year Austria is criticised by neighbouring countries for exactly this reason. A "Brenner Coordination Group" will now organise large protest actions.
Temporarily, some of the capital's side streets are to be closed to traffic during the coming warm months. This is to create more space for the community - and at the same time make a big contribution to environmental and health protection.
Together with project partners, the sports car manufacturer has opened a pilot plant for the production of synthetic fuels. In this way, Porsche wants to join the traffic turnaround and enable climate-friendly use of combustion cars.
By 2050, aircraft should also fly emission-free. 184 countries worldwide have agreed on this - with the aim of making civil aviation more climate-friendly in line with international climate targets.
In addition to its existing plans for electromobility, BMW wants to optimise the environmental balance of its car production already in the construction phase. The first step: converting old fishing nets into environmentally friendly fabrics for upholstering car interiors.
With the goal of becoming climate-neutral by 2040, Deutsche Bahn is investing in more environmentally friendly forms of mobility. The ambitious plan? Hydrogen-powered trains that also transport hydrogen themselves.
